Research Article
Direct and Indirect Effects of Serum Uric Acid on Blood Sugar Levels in Patients with Prediabetes: A Mediation Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of study’s participants.
| | Characteristics | Number (%) | Mean (SD) |
| | Age, years | — | 62.76 (8.92) | | Male | 400 (38.35) | — | | Educational level | | | | Primary school or lower | 362 (34.77) | — | | Secondary school | 295 (28.34) | — | | College or higher | 384 (36.89) | — | | Ever smoker | 51 (4.89) | — | | Current/past alcohol use | 232 (22.26) | — | | Family history of diabetes | 422 (40.50) | — | | Underlying diseases | | | | Hypertension | 714 (68.72) | — | | Dyslipidemia | 950 (91.35) | — | | Chronic kidney disease | 52 (5.01) | — | | Patients taking uric-lowering drugs | 102 (9.78) | — | | Body mass index, kg/m2 | — | 25.96 (3.95) | | Waist circumference, cm | — | 90.17 (10.14) | | Laboratory level | | | | Fasting plasma glucose | — | 105.44 (7.96) | | HbA1c, % | — | 5.80 (0.36) | | Serum uric acid, mg/dl | — | 5.79 (1.46) |
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SD: standard deviation.
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